We were skipping today and were learning to run in and certain songs. We sang Jelly on the Plate, Sweeties in the Jar and Sausages in the Pan.
We also learned I am a Girl Guide/ Beaver Scout Dressed in Green. More old songs will be taught over in the next couple of weeks.
Well done to Noah, Carly and Sandy who skipped well in my group today. Well done to the children who also gave a go at running in!
We have been learning about Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. She was a very famous Victorian.
We read about her and then answered questions on her life.
We also made paper dolls of her.
To recap about Florence, visit this website and play the game about her.
Look how our potatoes are doing! They have began to chit.
Next Wednesday the farmer is coming to help us plant them outside.
Poor Victorian children could not afford dolls to play with, so they would make ones from clothes pegs.
Hope you like ours. We are also making a toy theatre, so we can do little plays.
We were learning the song and game Oranges and Lemons today,
We had good fun playing it out in the playground.
This was a song and game very popular in Victorian times (and even when Mrs Champion was a girl!)
The children particularly liked the gruesome part of avoiding the chopper!
When Finlay was reading his book called The Victorian Adventure, we came across a water pump used then. We discussed how these were found out to be sources of diseases (especially cholera- a deadly disease) back in the Victorian times. We watched in class a short video clip about how it was detected. Here is a link to this video, for those who would like to see it again.
Thaumatropes were very popular in Victorian times. They were a kind of optical illusion. We all made one with a bird and a cage and then we were able to make our own design.
Katie showed us little Victorian toys, which her Dad has found with his metal detector. She also brought in a book which helped her identify different toys which are known to be found. The boys especially loved the cannon, which the Victorians actually fired.
Thanks to Katie’s Dad for letting us see these super finds.
P2/3 have been researching in pairs all about Queen Victoria using this website Queen Victoria.
They then have been using their notes to write and type an account of her life.
P2/3 have been doing decoupage to decorate their scrapbook for homework. This was a popular activity in Victorian times. It involved cutting out pictures of your favourite things and overlapping them. A coating of glue was then brushed over to give a shine. Flowers were very popular in Victorian times, but we also stuck on our favourite toys.
